Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Stirring the coals April 6, 2012

 


I don't know

where her voice ends

and the dreams begin,

having talked to her

on the phone at night,

nodding off with her

still in my ears

her shape in my vision.

She sends me pictures

that ooze into me

stir up something

I did not know

 could be stirred.

Like someone with a stick

 stirring up coals to a fire

I assumed long dead,

her shape floating up with the sparks,

 her voice as sweet as

the songs she sings

, and as devastating,

 leaving me to clutch my pillows,

 leaving me vacant

when I wake and realize

she's not there with me,

just as mirage I see on the ceiling

 as I open my eyes,

 a mist that dissipates

with daylight,

leaving me stirred and cooked.

 



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